Turkey Events Connecting Eurasia Rail and Ports Forum Speakers

RAIL FORUM: U.S. Speakers

GLOBALSTAR

Frederick Ronse
Founder, Chief Evengelist
GLOBALSTAR is a leading provider of customizable Satellite IoT Solutions for customers around the world in industries such as utilities, transportation, emergency management, government, maritime and outdoor recreation. Globalstar solutions enable businesses to streamline operations providing safety and communication and enable mobile assets to be monitored remotely via the Globalstar Satellite Network. The Company’s Commercial IoT product portfolio includes industry-acclaimed SmartOne asset tracking products and Commercial IoT satellite transmitters.
Globalstar is represented at the forum by Frederick Ronse of Ovinto who are a long-term VAR partner of Globalstar specialising in the rail and intermodal freight industries with a particular emphasis on the tracking and monitoring of hazmat railcars since 2010.

SAS

Major General (Retired) James H. Trogdon III PE
Principal Transportation Consultant – US Commercial and Public Sector
SAS is the leader in analytics. Giving you The Power to Know®. Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence.
SAS is a trusted analytics powerhouse for organizations seeking immediate value from their data. A deep bench of analytics solutions and broad industry knowledge keep our customers coming back and feeling confident. With SAS, you can discover insights from your data and make sense of it all, identify what’s working and fix what isn’t, make more intelligent decisions and drive relevant change. As the leading AI and advanced analytics platform, SAS continues to innovate relentlessly. We’ve aligned our company behind one common goal: to help customers realize the full potential of their AI and analytics investments. Our continuous commitment to innovation and smooth delivery of the large-scale projects has supported the profitability, stability, and growth of the companies for decades. With all these efforts, more than 83,000 organizations rely on SAS to help them make better decisions. 

WABTEC

Alessandro Mascis
Vice President Electronics & Digital Sales
Wabtec is a diversified, global leader in equipment, components, services, software and systems for the transportation industry. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company is paving the way in safety, efficiency, reliability and productivity. As an integrated solutions provider, Wabtec accelerates lifecycle solutions for the transportation industry by improving interoperability, efficiency and competitiveness for customers. With more than 23,000 locomotives in our global installed base, and components on many of the locomotives, freight cars and transit cars around the world, we are the movers and shakers of tomorrow’s logistics and transit solutions. Our digital solutions, combined with Positive Train Control (PTC) and electronics capabilities, unlock significant productivity improvements — saving billions of dollars for rail customers and operators, all while creating pathways to advanced automated operations. These digital technology solutions improve safety and efficiency for the transportation industry, helping address the growing demand for improved rail performance. 
 

PORTS FORUM: U.S. Speakers

JACOBS

Medha Rahman
Director for Ports&Maritime
Patrick King
Vice President
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing. We turn abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of approximately 52,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.

NAVIS

Meena SHAH
Sales Engineer
Navis is a provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world’s leading organizations across the cargo supply chain. Navis combines industry best practices with innovative technology and world-class services, to enable our customers, regardless of cargo type, to maximize performance and reduce risk. Through its holistic approach to operational optimization, Navis customers benefit from improved visibility, velocity and measurable business results. Whether tracking cargo through a terminal, improving vessel safety and cargo capacity, optimizing rail network planning and asset utilization, automating equipment operations, or managing multiple terminals through an integrated, centralized solution, Navis helps all customers streamline operations.

NTELX

Robert Rosenberg
President and CEO
NTELX is a leader in consulting, strategy, technology and operational solutions for the global trade, supply chain, and logistics community. Using a systems-design, risk-based approach, NTELX has rapidly delivered transformational insights and innovative solutions in both the public and private sectors. We have the knowledge, experience and insights needed to develop resilient, secure supply chains that optimize economic growth and efficiency.
NTELX connects strategy to operation and policies to execution. Drawing on a deep well of experience, knowledge, and analytical insight, NTELX develops innovative and effective processes that emphasize efficiency, resilience, visibility, and flexibility in the face of strategic challenges, while maintaining the balance between economic growth and trade security.

RAPISCAN SYSTEMS AS&E

Ian Williams
Director Eurasia Sales
Rapiscan Systems AS&E is a subsidiary of OSI Systems Inc, a designer and manufacturer of specialised electronic systems and components for applications in homeland security, healthcare, defence and aerospace. Rapiscan Systems AS&E manufactures screening technologies and radiation detection systems to help protect critical borders, ports, high threat facilities and checkpoints. With headquarters in California, our global service, parts and manufacturing network supports more than 2,000 cargo and vehicle inspection systems in the field in over 100 countries around the world. S2 Global our sister division, offers turnkey screening operations, data integration and state of the art training solutions.